Opinion

OPINION: THE FALLACY OF THE GAZA WITHDRAWAL

The Netanyahu government has forcefully and consistently promulgated the notion that Israel’s withdrawal from Gaza in 2005, its subsequent takeover by Hamas, and the violence emanating from it strongly suggest that the Palestinians aim for Israel’s destruction rather than...

OPINION: SLUM IN OIL PRICES: A PROGRESSIVE WAY OUT

Awash in the great tide of politics, we must not forget why politics can be a noble endeavor. It leads to governance. When done correctly, governance can reform a nation and improve the lot of the people. In the...

OPINION: OKEY NDIBE’S EPIPHANY

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Okey Ndibe, your article on how Chinua Achebe saved you from James Hadley Chase makes me put on a green and white thinking hat. Achebe you said awakened your cultural sensibilities. You regurgitated how awesome it felt to be...

OPINION: LIKE IDRISS DEBY’S CEASEFIRE, LIKE STEPHEN DAVIS’ CLAIM

From the blues came Dr. Stephen Davis, an Australian hostage negotiator with some claim to add up to the high-piling conspiracy theories on Boko Haram, in what is rocking the country to its foundation even more than the murders...

OPINION: 2015 ELECTIONS AND THE FUTURE OF NIGERIA

At a recent open and free discussion with a group of educated, experienced and exposed Nigerians most of whom are in responsible positions in the civil and public service, the media and the industry, our deliberations quickly shifted to...

OPINION: OCHEI AT WADATA PLAZA- MATTERS ARISING

If inanimate objects could speak, perhaps the Peoples Democratic Party Headquarters (Wadata Plaza), located along Michael Okpara Street, Wuse Zone 5, Abuja would have verbally acknowledged Thursday, November 6, 2104 as a symbolic day, as Rt Hon (Engr) Victor...

OPINION: GOVERNOR OBIANO – WEATHERING THE STORM OF BETRAYAL IN ANAMBRA STATE

The cross is the symbol of the passion of Jesus Christ in Christendom. It represents Christ's tribulations, culminating in his physical bearing of the wooden cross in a procession, customary to the ancient Roman Empire, derogatorily preserved for thieves...

OPINION: TERRORISM: ORGANIZE AND STOP THE AGONY

At a time that the dare devil terrorists detonated their diabolical article of trade-BOMBS and unleashed deadly violence on over forty youngsters in an all boys high school in Yobe State, the least most Nigerians expect from their political...

OPINION: MY NEXT PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA PART 3: A PRESIDENT READY TO MOVE FAST THROUGH CHAOS

This is the concluding part of the three-part series on My Next President of Nigeria. My next president of Nigeria must be ready to move fast through chaos. Nigeria is going through a complicated past linked to an uncertain future....

OPINION: SENATE 2015: SENATOR @BUKOLASARAKI’S ONE GOOD TERM DESERVES ANOTHER

After a meritorious four years at the Senate, representing Kwara, as the Chairman Senate Committee on Environment and Ecology it is important to examine some of the reasons his constituency and indeed Kwarans are gladly calling for his automatic...